You might remember the tropical Thai island of Koh Samui from its bygone bohemian days, when it was a mecca for backpackers in search of the fabled beach that inspired Alex Garland’s cult novel The Beach. But visitors to Koh Samui’s shores will find the island much changed since then - barefoot beach shacks have given way to uber-luxe hotels, an upscale culinary scene and seriously sumptuous spas. With a host of luxury resorts offering palatial pool villas alongside scenery...

By Michael McNulty It’s time to leave the badlands of work and turn to the badlands of the screen. This Friday’s Forgotten Film is a classic. Badlands is Terrence Malick’s Bonnie and Clyde. It went on to influence the later films True Romance and Natural Born Killers. This is Terrence Malick first film, who before dipping his toe into filmmaking had been a Rhode Scholar recognized for translated Heidegger. He directed it at the age of 30, it kick started...

Review by Leslie Byron Pitt What can we say about a film called Tomboy? We can say that this transgender switching revenge flick is as offensive as it is boring. What’s more frustrating is that it’s co-written and directed by the great Walter Hill whose stripped-down features of previous eras were brilliant examples of both social commentary and economical entertainment. From The Warriors (1979) to 48 Hours (1982) this is a filmmaker who not only has something to say but...

A leaked document has revealed secret government studies into the impact of a hard Brexit, with the Department of Health finding the NHS could be hit by a shortage of more than 40,000 nurses by 2026. Union GMB has appealed to the government to release the data, asking "what else has Theresa May got to hide?" after a whistleblower revealed the findings. There are thought to be dozens of impact assessments already carried out by the Government into its chosen course of...

A British tourist on holiday in Stockholm has described seeing "lifeless bodies" covered with towels at the scene of the suspected terror attack. Reporter Harriet Rose-Gale, 26, was eating lunch metres away from the spot where a truck ploughed into pedestrians in the Swedish capital. Harriet, of Marlborough, Wilts., described scenes of panic as dozens of emergency vehicles flooded the streets. She said: "We were literally 100 or 200m away having lunch when a couple of police cars went by...

According to the results of a survey held by Hen Heaven this year – a website dedicated to Hen Party ideas, the Mojito has overtaken the Piña Colada as the UK’s favourite cocktail. Perhaps thanks to the increase in number of bars serving ‘Mojitos’ that would work as a reasonable toothpaste substitute, the Mojito we’re used to in the UK is somewhat repugnant. Fortunately, just in time for spring, Ichiryu (the Hakata Udon House owned by The Japan Centre Group)...

Twice weekly yoga classes help men undergoing prostate cancer treatment have better sex lives and be less tired, a new study found. Men who attended a 75 minute long yoga session twice a week during prostate cancer radiation treatment were less tired and had better sexual and urinary function than those who didn't. Scientists said yoga benefits the men because it strengthens the pelvic floor while the exercise improved their emotional and physical well-being more as treatment progressed. Over 40,000...

This shocking photo shows the devastation caused by rubbish thrown in the sea - a dead dolphin washed up in Britain surrounded by the waste which may have killed it, The sad picture shows a dead bottlenose dolphin next to a pile of plastics, rope, bottles, flower pots, deodorant cans and wiring. Local man Rob Stevenson and children, Emily, 19, and Alex, 20, found the dolphin along side the rubbish in Trevone Bay in Cornwall. It is estimated there are...

Donald Trump's tweets have come back to haunt him once again as he launches strikes on Syria amidst plummeting approval ratings back home. Back in 2012 he claimed that President Obama would launch a strike in Syria because he was "desperate" over falling results in opinion polls, but Obama wasn't suffering nearly as badly as President Trump is today. The Republican leader's overall approval rating lowest in history for this stage of presidency, with 54 per cent of voters disapproving...